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Neighboring Countries

Which countries border each other? Official land-border lengths, coastlines and maps for 236 countries and territories — and the visa rules for crossing into each neighbour.

Find the neighbours of a country

322
Land borders in the world
14
Most neighbours (China, Russia)
45
Landlocked countries
8,891 km
Longest border (Canada–United States)

Number of neighbouring countries

  • None
  • 1
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  • 3
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  • 7 or more

All countries and their neighbours

The number shows how many countries each one borders by land.

Rankings

Borders by the numbers

Most neighbours
China & Russia lead with 14
Longest land borders
Canada–United States: 8,891 km
Landlocked countries
45 countries without a coastline
No land borders
75 island countries & territories

Countries with the most neighbours

1Flag of China14
2Flag of Russia14
3Flag of Brazil10
4Flag of DR Congo9
5Flag of Germany9
6Flag of Zambia8
7Flag of Tanzania8
8Flag of France8

Longest land borders

1Flag of CanadaFlag of United States8,891
2Flag of KazakhstanFlag of Russia7,644
3Flag of ArgentinaFlag of Chile6,691
4Flag of ChinaFlag of Mongolia4,630
5Flag of BangladeshFlag of India4,142
6Flag of ChinaFlag of Russia4,133
7Flag of MongoliaFlag of Russia3,452
8Flag of BoliviaFlag of Brazil3,403
Length in km

How countries border each other

There are 322 land borders between the world's countries and territories. On average a country has 2.7 neighbours, but the spread is huge: China and Russia each touch 14 countries, while 75 countries and territories — mostly islands — have no land border at all.

The longest border in the world runs between Canada and United States (8,891 km), much of it along the 49th parallel and around Alaska. Some of the shortest borders are only a few hundred metres long, such as the one between Spain and Gibraltar.

Why neighbours matter for travellers

Neighbouring countries are often the easiest trips: short distances, overland connections and, in many regions, open borders. Each country page shows the visa rules for crossing into every neighbour, the length of each border and a map of the surrounding region — plus the neighbours of the neighbours for longer overland routes.

Landlocked and island countries

45 countries have no coastline and depend on their neighbours for access to the sea. Two of them, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked: every neighbour is landlocked too. At the other extreme, island nations such as Japan, Iceland and New Zealand share no land border with anyone.

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the most neighbours?

China and Russia share the record with 14 neighbouring countries each, followed by Brazil, DR Congo and Germany.

What is the longest land border in the world?

The border between Canada and United States is the longest, at 8,891 km, followed by Kazakhstan–Russia (7,644 km).

How many countries are landlocked?

45 countries have no coastline. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are doubly landlocked — every one of their neighbours is landlocked too.

Which countries have no land borders?

75 countries and territories have no land border at all — mostly island nations such as Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados and Cape Verde.

Where does the border data come from?

Border lengths, coastlines and geography come from the CIA World Factbook (public domain), the standard public reference for land boundaries.

Data: CIA World Factbook (public domain).